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By DANIEL LONGAR/Missourian ¦
Paula Nolan buys strawberries at Thursday's grand opening of a new Columbia Farmers' Market location in the parking lot of Forum Boulevard Christian Church. Nolan said: "I wasn't sure if I was going to come out due to the rain, but it's only three minutes (away from home). It's really great for us over here."

By DANIEL LONGAR/Missourian ¦
Paula Nolan bought her fresh lettuce from Tammy Sellmeyer on the grand opening, Thursday, at Farmers' Market's second location. The new location, at Forum and Nifong, is in the Forum Boulevard Christian Church parking lot.

By DANIEL LONGAR/Missourian ¦
Since 2005, there have been at least 17 documented cases of alleged discrimination at the Callaway Nuclear Generating plant, according to Nuclear Regulatory Commission documents acquired under the Freedom of Information Act.

By DANIEL LONGAR/Missourian ¦
Recent rainfall levels have put the corn growth behind schedule because the soil is too saturated. Planting corn from this date on can decrease the overall yield by 25 percent, said Bill Wiebold, MU plant sciences professor. If farmers have to wait until June to plant corn, he said, the yield decreases even more.

By DANIEL LONGAR/Missourian ¦
This corn, at John Forsee’s farm in Hartsburg has been submerged because of the rising water table from the recent rain. Hartsburg resident Wayne Hilgedick said, "When the river is up a long time, like it has been, then the seep water just comes up." Hilgedick said that some of the corn will drown, and it’s almost too late to replant.

By Courtesy of the Missouri Department of Transportation ¦
MU football coach Gary Pinkel has become the new poster child for motorcycle safety. He will appear in a series of ads for the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety's "Share the Road" campaign.

By DANIEL LONGAR ¦
Duncan Galen, 12, climbs out of a Rukus Ball that is held by Scott Troske during a fundraiser for Columbia Public Schools' gifted program Tuesday evening at Cosmo-Bethel Park. After Superintendent Chris Belcher rolled down the hill, children at least 12 years old were able to have a turn.

By Kristina Casagrand¦
Stella Pruitt poses for a photo with her parents, Michelle and David, after an assembly Tuesday morning at Smithton Middle School. Pruitt designed the Google logo seen here and is a regional finalist in the Doodle 4 Google competition. If she wins, Pruitt will receive a $15,000 college scholarship and Smithton Middle School will receive a $25,000 computer lab.

By DANIEL LONGAR/Missourian ¦
Greg Williams attended the Columbia City Council meeting on Monday to make a stand against the Columbia Police Department. After the release of a video showing the SWAT team entering a house in Columbia, Williams has tried to start a new group, "Stop Brutality."

By DANIEL LONGAR/Missourian ¦
Kelly Maddy, center, from Joplin, attended the Columbia City Council meeting on Monday night. "I am here to stand in solidarity against police brutality," Maddy said. Greg Williams, right, is also in opposition to the actions of the Columbia Police Department's SWAT team during a raid of a house in February.

By DANIEL LONGAR/Missourian ¦
Spencer Pearson and Holly Henry speak out during the City Council meeting on Monday against the February SWAT team raid by Columbia police. The SWAT team entered Jonathan Whitworth's house with a warrant and killed his pitbull and injured another dog in the house. Whitworth pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for drug paraphernalia and was fined for $300. "No one is going to take this seriously unless we stand up," Henry said.

By LAURIE SKRIVAN/St. Louis Post-Dispatch ¦
Flooding on the Mississippi River in St. Louis blocked the entrance to the President Casino on Sunday, forcing it to close. Continual rain over the past week has caused flooding on several rivers in Missouri, and flash flooding has killed two people.

By DANIEL LONGAR/Missourian ¦
Former Columbia Mayor Darwin Hindman greets Tim Shaughnessy, senior vice president for IBM Global Technology Services, during a press conference Monday to announce that IBM would be opening a service center in Columbia and creating 800 new jobs. Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, center, participated in the announcement, too.